Over at the IFTF blog, I wrote about my initial (highly skeptical) reaction to the idea that a nonprofit supporting interactive fiction technology could ever succeed.
Sometimes, it’s great to be wrong.
Looking for a casual-but-worthwhile New Year’s challenge? Try this one on for size.
There’s a built-in subchallenge:
Your cool thing doesn’t have to be big, or standalone, or polished, or shippable. It just has to be something … Keep reading
Alex Warren, the creator of the Quest parser game engine, is looking for a new owner for his IF projects. The long list includes not just Quest and Squiffy (a choice-based game engine) but also textadventures.co.uk, which archives games and reviews along with an active forum … Keep reading
Take care of yourself. We need you.
— Yayfrens Bot (@yayfrens) November 15, 2016
In February 2015, Caelyn Sandel and I created the Twitter bot Yayfrens as a “loving friend bot”. She posts encouraging and cheerful comments throughout the day, and she sends nice … Keep reading
I am a game developer. I am an interactive fiction author. The games I create do not spring from the empty air, but from my experiences as a human being surrounded by human beings. For that reason, I need to write about being a human today, rather than game development.
Two years ago, I sourced my examples for my quick-start Inform 7 guide from Colossal Cave Adventure. Most people who want to write parser games are familiar with Adventure, and it’s a source of serious nostalgia for me, since I played through it with my dad when I was … Keep reading
GaymerX is a gaming convention designed by and for LGBTQ gamers, with the tagline “Everyone games!” It’s officially a fan-facing event, but many of the panels and talks were geared for game devs just as much as gamers. I took notes, and you can click here for my … Keep reading
GaymerX is a gaming convention designed by and for LGBTQ gamers, with the tagline “Everyone games!” It’s officially a fan-facing event, but many of the panels and talks were geared for game devs just as much as gamers. I took notes, and you can click here for my … Keep reading
GaymerX is a gaming convention designed by and for LGBTQ gamers, with the tagline “Everyone games!” It’s officially a fan-facing event, but many of the panels and talks were geared for game devs just as much as gamers. I took notes, and you can click here for my … Keep reading
GaymerX is a gaming convention designed by and for LGBTQ gamers, with the tagline “Everyone games!” It’s officially a fan-facing event, but many of the panels and talks were geared for game devs just as much as gamers. I took notes, and you can click here for my … Keep reading
